VRT 1 in Belgium · channel ID and TV guide

VRT 1

Look for VRT1.be when you match VRT 1 in Belgium. The directory lists VRT in the owner field.

Station details

O Kanal in Bosnia and Herzegovina can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (OKanal.ba) with VRT1.be before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
O Kanal	Bosnia and Herzegovina	OKanal.ba	Media group Oslobodjenje
TV1	Algeria	TV1.dz	EPTV
TV1	Malaysia	TV1.my	Radio Televisyen Malaysia
TV1	Rwanda	TV1.rw	Kakooza Nkuliza Charles
TV1	Italy	TV1.it	1web.tv

Compare one local bulletin or other known programme before accepting a same-name entry.

<channel id="VRT1.be">…</channel>
<programme channel="VRT1.be" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</programme>

Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.

Historical time conversions for the example XMLTV entry. Match the date and location of your actual feed.
Example zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Europe/Brussels	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0100	15 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Brussels	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jul 18:00 UTC

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for O Kanal before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “VRT 1 \| guide alignment test” against VRT1.be in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with VRT1.be exactly, including punctuation and letter case.
Alternate name	The catalogue includes “Één”. Check the identifier even if the on-screen name looks right.